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when in doubt

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  • when in doubt — if/when/in doubt phrase if you are not certain used when giving advice or instructions If in doubt, get someone to help you. Thesaurus: uncertainty and being uncertainsynonym Main entry: doubt …   Useful english dictionary

  • when in doubt, do nowt — Nowt is a dialect form of ‘nought’ = ‘nothing’, here used for the rhyme. 1874 G. J. WHYTE MELVILLE Uncle John xx. I should wait. When in doubt what to do, he is a wise man who does nothing. 1884 G. WEATHERLY ‘Little Folks’ Proverb Painting Book… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • When in doubt, win the trick. — См. Где силой взять нельзя, там надобна ухватка …   Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)

  • he who hesitates is lost; when in doubt — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quotations The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God (Bible), Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe (Bible), The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the… …   English dictionary for students

  • doubt — doubt1 [ daut ] noun count *** a feeling of not being certain about something: doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt that: I have no doubt that he will succeed. there is little/no doubt… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • doubt — [[t]da͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦ doubts, doubting, doubted 1) N VAR: oft N about/as to n, N that If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible. If you say you have no doubt about it, you… …   English dictionary

  • doubt — 1 /daUt/ noun 1 UNCERTAIN FEELING (C, U) a feeling or feelings of being uncertain about something (+ about/as to): Maisie expressed private doubts about Lawrence s sanity. (+ whether/who/what etc): There s no doubt who was responsible for this… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • doubt — I UK [daʊt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms doubt : singular doubt plural doubts *** a feeling of not being certain about something doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt… …   English dictionary

  • doubt — see when in doubt, do nowt …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • doubt — verb. 1. I doubt whether he ll come and I doubt if he ll come are the standard constructions when doubt is used in the affirmative to mean ‘think it unlikely’. When doubt is used in the negative to mean ‘think it likely’, a that clause is normal …   Modern English usage

  • Doubt: A Parable — Written by John Patrick Shanley Characters Sister Aloysius Father Flynn Sister James Mrs. Muller …   Wikipedia

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